Carlsbad vs Vista
Carlsbad, CA compared with Vista, CA · 5 miles apart
Carlsbad has 112,260 residents to Vista’s 98,274. Carlsbad comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Vista does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Carlsbad, CA | Vista, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112,260 | 98,274 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,969 | 5,180 |
| Median household income | $142,748 | $94,975 |
| Median home value | $1,257,000 | $762,400 |
| Median rent | $2,808 | $2,249 |
| Homeownership | 62.9% | 51.7% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 42.5 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 62.1% | 29.3% |
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 10.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 8.8× | 8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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